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					<span class="sectionsubheading">Licensed in the State of California:</span><br />
					Structural Engineer License # S 4097<br />
					Civil Engineer License # C 50661
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					20 years of design experience including:<br />
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					<span class="listtitle">Commercial:</span><br />
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							Motel buildings up to three stories, including structural steel spans over indoor swimming pool, pre-cast
							concrete wall and floor system over conference area, and concrete block basement flood-walls
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						<li>Flood-damage repairs to building undercut 18 feet back under foundation</li>
						<li>Restaurant remodel to stabilize stone fireplace & chimney, slate wall veneer & stone walls</li>
						<li>Structural evaluations & investigations</li>
						<li>Earthquake retrofit designs for unreinforced masonry buildings and under-reinforced concrete buildings</li>
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					<span class="listtitle">Residential:</span><br />
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						<li>Wood-frame</li>
						<li>Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs)</li>
						<li>Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)</li>
						<li>Log homes (both kit & site-cut logs)</li>
						<li>Straw bale (both load bearing and infill for post-and-beam)</li>
						<li>Light-guage steel-frame</li>
						<li>Structural evaluations prior to purchase, to review settlement, fire, or termite damage</li>
						<li>Tilt-up concrete basement with structural steel and composite metal/concrete floor and wood-framed walls above</li>
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					<span class="listtitle">Institutional & Municipal:</span><br />
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						<li>Churches (new, additions, and repairs)</li>
						<li>Schools (remodels only, we can't afford new ones...)</li>
						<li>Libraries</li>
						<li>Parks & Rec buildings</li>
						<li>Public meeting & community buildings</li>
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					Remodeling and new construction beginning at age 16; this is "in-the-trenches," real
					work experience, currently implementing some of the design work outlined above,
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						<li>Tilt-up concrete retaining wall</li>
						<li>Tilt-up concrete basement walls</li>
						<li>Structural steel installation</li>
						<li>Composite concrete/steel floor system</li>
						<li>A dozen or so kitchen and bathroom remodels</li>
						<li>Winding outdoor stairs (featured in Fine Homebuilding #51)</li>
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							All phases of construction from concrete footings to skylights and roofing,
							including plumbing, electrical, framing, insulating, drywall, tiling, masonry,
							trim carpentry, structured wiring, flooring installation, glazing, etc.
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					In short: extensive experience and knowledge of the tools and systems that contractors
					use every day; this results in more efficient, constructable, and economical designs to
					meet current building code requirements.
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					Currently working with other volunteer engineers and contractors and San Francisco
					Bay Area cities to update and improve residential earthquake retrofit standards.
					This effort will result in a comprehensive, user-friendly set of details that will
					make earthquake retrofitting much more understandable, uniform, and effective.
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					General Business Liability Coverage: $1,000,000
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